SCR nets Rs.8.11 crore through penalties


Posted on 9th Mar 2015 11:07 am by mohit kumar

Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) The South Central Railway (SCR) realised Rs.8.11 crore in penalties last month from ticketless travellers, irregular travellers and for carrying unauthorised luggage.

SCR detected 2.25 lakh cases in February. The number of cases is 17.4 percent higher compared to the cases booked in the corresponding period last year.

To ensure comfortable and safe travel for bona fide passengers, ticket checking staff and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel undertook checks in the six divisions of the zone, said a SCR statement.

The detected cases include 80,117 cases of travel without ticket; 89,360 cases of irregular travel and 85,748 cases of carrying luggage without booking.

From April 2014 to February 2015, the railway authorities in the zone detected 27.72 lakh cases. These include 8.69 lakh cases of travel without tickets; 9.65 lakh cases of irregular travel and 9.37 lakh cases of unauthorised luggage.

An amount of Rs.90.4 crore was realized from the offenders towards penalties which is 18.46 percent more than the penalties realised during the same period of the last financial year, it added.

0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Himachal Pradesh Election: CM Yogi's highest demand is in Himachal, BJP engaged in preparations for rallies

The entire staff of BJP leaders is going to enter the electoral fray in the Himachal Pradesh Asse

Sarfaraz Khan: Why is Sarfaraz a hit in playing spin? Used to play 500 balls in the nets, also practiced in 'akharas'

Sarfaraz Khan's dominance in his debut Test against England's spinners was no coincidence. This w

More than 40 soldiers, including the commanding officer of the Chinese unit, were killed in a skirmish in the Galavan Valley Hui; 4 soldiers of India are in critical condition

Ladakh The case of skirmishes in the Galvan valley between Indian and Chinese soldiers has increa

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Nyay Yatra started from Boginadi on the seventh day, Rahul met people on foot

Only a few months are left for the Lok Sabha elections to begin. In such a situation, Congress le

Controversy over the interval between two doses of Covishield, Health Minister said – decision based on scientific data

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has clarified the controversy over increasing the differe

Indian Railways: These steps taken to control the crowd on Diwali, these important changes made at stations

As the festival of Diwali is approaching, the number of passengers is seen increasing at the rail

Saudi Arabia can give $ 5 billion help to Pakistan, which is facing an economic crisis, Crown Prince announced

Pakistan is facing a financial crisis. Pakistan, which is struggling with the condition of povert

Will Jacks : RCB got a big blow, Will Jacks out of IPL 2023; Now the team's eye is on this unsold player

Now few days are left for IPL 2023 to start. Even before this, the team of Royal Challengers Bang

Modi shares pain of cyclone affected in Vanuatu

New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he shared the "pain and s

Swiggy Layoffs: More than 250 employees will be laid off in Swiggy, company may say 'bye-bye' to 3% of employees

Food delivery startup Swiggy is reportedly laying off over 250 employees this month across operat

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash